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CANANEWS AND SPORTS SCHEDULE AT 1200 ECT

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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC –  The followingis the CANANews and SPORTS Schedule for Friday, August 15, 2025.

MIAMI – Tropical Storm Erin Friday became the first hurriccane of the 2025 Atlantic  season and is expected to pass near or north of the Leeward Islands on Saturday.

BELMOPAN – Prime Minister John Briceño is heading a high-level delegation to Mexico on Friday for talks with President Claudia Sheinbaum and Bernardo Arévalo, President of the Republic of Guatemala, “to discuss areas of mutual interest among the three neighbouring nations”.

CASTRIES – Opposition Leader Allen Chastanet says the main opposition United Workers Party (UWP) is prepared to work across party lines to deal with the rising crime situation in St. Lucia.

BASSETERRE – The St. Kitts and Nevis government Friday said it is  in the final stages of negotiations for the repurposing of the historic Fort Thomas Hotel property at Fortlands, Basseterre, into a world-class Museum of Caribbean History.

WASHINGTON –  Guyana is the only  Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country that has a confirmed case of  the Oropouche fever, a viral disease that has resurged across the Americas since late 2023, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has reported.

SPORTS:

BASSETERRE- Caribbean Premier league (CPL) continues with St. Kitts-Nevis Patriots playing Guyana Amazon at Warner Park.

CMC/2025